Abstract |
This is the first case report which documents the successful treatment by apexification of an immature permanent tooth with dens in dente. The patient, an 11-year-old boy in good health, presented with unilateral facial swelling and a "sore tooth." Clinical and radiographic examination revealed a partially erupted anomalous permanent canine with a radiolucent periapical area. After initial management with antibiotics, the anomalous structure within the canine was removed. Calcium hydroxide dressings were placed to facilitate apical closure. After 1 year the canal was filled with gutta-percha using a lateral condensation technique.
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Authors | F S Ferguson, S Friedman, V Frazzetto |
Journal | Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology
(Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol)
Vol. 49
Issue 4
Pg. 356-9
(Apr 1980)
ISSN: 0030-4220 [Print] United States |
PMID | 6928583
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Child
- Dens in Dente
(complications)
- Dental Pulp Necrosis
(therapy)
- Humans
- Male
- Pulpectomy
- Root Canal Obturation
(methods)
- Root Canal Therapy
(methods)
- Tooth Abnormalities
(complications)
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